Hurricane Education Resources

SECOORA created a handy online glossary that helps students learn the most common scientific words heard in reference to hurricanes. Definitions were selected and adapted from weather.com.

A barometer is an instrument used to measure air pressure. The Make a Barometer education resource is a Grades 6-8 classroom activity which poses the question, “How do scientists use pressure changes to predict the arrival or strengthening of a storm?”

A storm surge is a mound of ocean water that moves ashore with a hurricane.  It is caused by high winds of a hurricane pushing on the ocean’s surface and the low pressure at the hurricane’s center.  The Surge of the Storm education resource is a Grades 5-12 classroom activity which poses the question, “How does the storm surge of a hurricane affect the low-lying areas along the coast?” It includes web references and related material.  
Learn more about storm surge in this NOAA National Hurricane Center “Introduction to Storm Surge” education resource.